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Boob Darling
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| Position | Center | ||||||
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| Born | November 18, 1903 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | March 5, 1968 (aged 64) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Oshkosh (WI) | ||||||
| College | Beloit Ripon | ||||||
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Bernard "Boob" Darling (November 18, 1903 – March 5, 1968) was an American professional football player. He played his entire five-year career with the Green Bay Packers,[1] and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1970.[2]
Darling received his nickname from his younger sister, who always called him "Booboo", which was eventually shortened to just "Boob".[3]
Darling died at Milwaukee in March 1968, of cancer.[4]
He is the younger brother of Lon Darling, a pioneer in early professional basketball in the United States and founder of the National Basketball League.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boob Darling". NFL. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ Gullickson, Denis J. (2006). Vagabond Halfback: The Life and Times of Johnny Blood McNally. Trail Books. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-931599-73-3.
- ^ Wolf, Bob. "Boob Darling Tried in Vain to Shed His Nickname." The Milwaukee Journal 7 Dec. 1965: n. pag. Print.
- ^ "Boob Darling, Ex-Packer, Dies at 64". The Milwaukee Sentinel. March 6, 1968. p. 9. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ Christl, Cliff. "Bernard "Boob" Darling". Packers.com. Retrieved May 22, 2026.